Legally Blonde to Open on Broadway in April 2007

Legally Blonde, a musical version of the popular 2001 movie about a determined if seemingly ditzy college student who decides to become the first member of her sorority to attend Harvard Law School, will land on Broadway on March 30 at a theater to be announced. The show is expected to open officially on April 26. No casting has been announced. The musical will first play San Francisco’s Orpheum Theater in January 2007.

The show will mark the Broadway directing debut of Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who will also choreograph the show. It will feature a score by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe, a book by Heather Hach. It will feature set design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by ACME Sound Partners, and musical direction by Alex Lacamoire.

Mitchell’s Broadway credits include La Cage Aux Folles, Hairspray, Gypsy, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Benjamin and O’Keefe wrote the scores for Sarah, Plain and Tall and Cam Jensen. Hach wrote the screenplay for the remake of Freaky Friday.